There has been tragedy and triumph, despair and hope. For the past year, the rag-tag team thrown together under the banner of The Authority – accompanied by thousands of human refugees – has been off in deepest space, hoping to solve the mystery of The Carrier and perhaps bring home a cure for their shattered Earth. Now, after facing numerous unspeakable horrors, their long odyssey draws to its shattering, epic conclusion. The survivors are heading home – but what secret are they bringing with them? --

A free online primer that gets readers up to speed on Wildstorm's superheroes including a first year's worth of . It has pin-ups and bios for the , and . This was actually distributed as a free giveaway at the San Diego Comic Con in July 2009 and also given away at comic shops the week following the convention. This is writer Chris Dalpe's first professional work; he was a fan who goes by the screen name of "chris striker" and who runs the Wildstorm fansite "The Higher Authority" and who was asked by Wildstorm to write this issue. Later on July 7, 2010, it was published as a free web comic as part of Wildstorm's online digital offerings and can be found at comixology.com. This is the webrip.Well, you can view this comic online--or you can download it here.

Trapped by bloodthirsty aliens in a distant galaxy with billions of lives on the line, The Authority face impossible odds. Sarah Rainmaker will astonish, The Engineer will kick butt, Grifter will probably blow something up, Jack Hawksmoor will have to make a terrible decision, and Flint will put her fist through some squishy bits! --

Kaizen Gamorra's assault on the Carrier catches the team unawares - and completely unprepared! Can they hold off his overwhelming forces without a key member? Looks like they'll have to since the Midnighter left the team in an attempt to find a cure for Apollo...and his journey will have massive ramifications for World's End!

is a superhero comic book published by DC Comics under its Wildstorm imprint. It was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, and follows the adventures of The Authority, a superhero team mainly comprised of Ellis-created characters taken from - a title Ellis had previously written. It is notable for its intense graphic violence, use of racial and sexual stereotypes, and visual flair, often described as "widescreen" comics, and the uncompromising attitudes of its characters. The series was restarted in December of 2004 for its third volume run under the title . This series was written by Ed Brubaker with art by Dustin Nguyen and Richard Friend. It focuses on the troubles the Authority faces as the rulers of America.

Intriguing dreams, improbable myths, fanciful genealogies, and suspect etymologies. These were all key elements of the historical texts composed by scholars and bureaucrats on the peripheries of Islamic empires between the tenth and fifteenth centuries.